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Register of interests

Ruth Houghton

This register of interests was published on Thursday, 11th June, 2026, 11.00 am.
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I, Ruth Houghton a Member of the Shropshire Council give notice that I have the following financial interests

Guidance Notes

1. Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation - Any employment office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain by you or your partner:
Description of your employment activity	Name of Employer or Body
Councillor	Shropshire Council

2. Trade Union Membership - Are you a Member of any Trade Unions?
Name of Trade Union
NONE

3. Sponsorship - Any payment or provision of other financial benefit (other than from the Council) made or provided within the relevant period in respect of any expenses incurred by you in carrying out your duties as a member, or towards your elections expenses. This includes any payment or financial benefit from a trade union within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
Name of Person or Body making Payments
NONE

4. Contracts - Any contract which is made between you or your partner (or a body in which you or your partner has a beneficial interest) and the Council - (a) under which goods and services are to be provided or works are to be executed; and (b) which has not fully been discharged.
Description of Contract
Bethphage - Trustee. Bethphage is a Learning Disability charity which provides social care services under contract to Shropshire Council - RESIGNED 20.05.2025
Board Member Enterprise South West Shropshire - occupies building owned by Shropshire Council and provides library and from time to time oither services on behalf of Shropshire Council

5. Land - Any beneficial interest in land which is within the area of the Council (to include home address)
Address/Description of Land	Nature of Interest in Land
Greycote, Acton, Bishop's Castle SY9 56LA	NORMAL RESIDENCE - OWNED WITH TIMOTHY HOUGHTON( SPOUSE)
167 Belle Vue Road, Shrewsbury	LANDLORD - OWNED WITH TIMOTHY HOUGHTON ( SPOUSE)
83 Crowmere Road, Shrewsbury	LANDLORD ( OWNED WITH TIMOTHY HOUGHTON ( SPOUSE)

6. Licences - Any licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy land in the area of the Council for a month or longer
Address/Description of Land
NONE

7. Corporate Tenancies - Any tenancy where (to your knowledge) -
The landlord is the Council	The tenant is a body in which you or your partner has a beneficial interest
NONE	-

8. Securities - any beneficial interest that you or your partner have in securities of a body where that body (to your knowledge) has a place of business or land in the area of the Council and either the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body ( or if the share capital of the body is of more than one class, the total nominal value of the shares of any one class in which you or your partner has a beneficial interest exceeds one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that class):
Name of Company/Body
NONE

Other Registrable Interests

9. Any unpaid directorships
Details
Trustee - Bethphage - RESIGNED 20.05.25
Trustee - Sport and Art in the Community ( SpArC) SW Shropshire
Trustee -Basil Houghton Trust
Board member - Bishop's Castle Community Land Trust

10. Any body of which you are a member or are in a position of general control or management and to which you are nominated or appointed by your authority
Details
Board Member - Enterprise South West Shropshire

11. Any body of which you are a member or in a position of general control or management
Details
see item 9 above

12. Exercising functions of a public nature
Details
NONE

13. Directed to charitable purposes
Details
SEE ITEM 9 ABOVE

14. One of whose principal purposes includes the influence of public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union)
Details
Member - Liberal Democrats
Member - Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors ( ALDC)

I hereby undertake in accordance with The Localism Act 2011 to notify, in writing, the Monitoring Officer, within 28 days, of any disclosure made at a meeting of adisclosable pecuniary interest which is not already included above. NB: In submitting this form online you are deemed to have agreed to adhere to the Code of Conduct and are confirming that your Declarations of Interest are complete and accurate.

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